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President Obama nominated Pamela Ann Harris to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on May 8, 2014. If confirmed, Harris will fill the seat vacated by Judge Andre M. Davis, who assumed senior status on February 28, 2014. Currently, Harris is a visiting professor at Georgetown University Law Center and a… Read more »

President Obama nominated Julie Elizabeth Carnes to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on December 19, 2013. If confirmed, she will serve in the seat vacated by Judge James Larry Edmondson, who assumed senior status on July 15, 2012. Judge Carnes is currently a judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

On February 6, 2014, President Obama nominated Cheryl Ann Krause to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. When confirmed, she will serve in the seat vacated by Judge Dolores Sloviter, who took senior status on June 21, 2013. Krause is currently a partner at the Philadelphia office of Dechert LLP, and a lecturer in law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Upon her nomination, President Obama observed that Krause “has displayed exceptional dedication to the legal profession through her work and . . . [s]he will be a diligent, judicious and esteemed addition to the Third Circuit bench.”

On September 24, 2013, President Obama nominated David J. Barron to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. When confirmed, he will serve in the seat vacated by Michael Boudin, who took senior status on June 1, 2013. David Barron is currently the S. William Green Professor of Public Law at Harvard Law School. Upon his nomination, President Obama observed that “[Barron] has displayed exceptional dedication to the legal profession through his work” and “will be a diligent, judicious and esteemed addition to the First Circuit bench.”

On December 19, 2013, President Obama nominated Gregg J. Costa to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. When confirmed, he will serve in the seat vacated by Judge Fortunato Benavides, who took senior status on February 3, 2012. Judge Costa currently serves as United States District Judge in the Southern District of Texas. Following his nomination, President Obama observed that Judge Costa has “displayed exceptional dedication to public service throughout [his] career,” and that he will be a “judicious and esteemed addition[] to the . . . Fifth Circuit.”

Judge Rosenbaum joined the federal bench in 2007 when she became a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the Southern District of Florida. In 2012, President Obama appointed her to the district court judgeship where she currently serves. She has also served as an adjunct professor at the University of Miami Law School since 2009, teaching legal writing and motions practice.

On August 1, 2013, President Obama nominated Nancy L. Moritz to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. When confirmed, she will serve in the seat vacated by Judge Deanell Reece Tacha, who took senior status on January 27, 2011. Justice Moritz currently serves as a Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court. Following her nomination, President Obama observed that Justice Moritz “will bring an unwavering commitment to fairness and judicial integrity to the federal bench.”

On May 16, 2013, President Obama nominated Carolyn McHugh to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. When confirmed, she will serve in the seat vacated by Judge Michael R. Murphy, who took senior status on December 31, 2012. Judge McHugh currently serves as Presiding Judge of the Utah Court of Appeals, following her appointment by Governor Jon Huntsman in August 2005. She enjoys the support of Utah’s Republican Senators Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee.

On June 4, 2013, President Obama nominated Robert L. Wilkins to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Judge Wilkins currently serves as a district judge for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, a position he has held since 2011. Upon his nomination, President Obama said that “throughout his career, Robert has distinguished himself as a principled attorney of the utmost integrity.”